Meeting A Lioness

[CaptainL]

Joyce's outburst had caused a brief pause in the action of the spar, but Astrid wasn't going to let it distract her for long. She let out a chuckle, rubbing her head. "Ah, yes, of course! My apologies there. I almost thought I heard something else, but..." She shrugged her shoulders. "It doesn't matter!"

She then listened to the girl discussing what she thought the best way to proceed would be, and to that, Astrid folded her arms, nodding her head. Both of them seemed to be on the same page when it came to Joyce needing to learn more about handling larger opponents - where they differed was in what the best way to accomplish that was. "Well, yes, of course," Astrid began. "But my concern is that your fears are making it harder for you to learn, and that going against someone your size while using the same moves you would against a larger foe might be less intimidating. Then, we can work things up to you taking on heavyweights again. Of course...if you really do want to keep up what we've got going, I'm sure I can break you in at some point!" Astrid balled a fist with one hand, pounding it against the open palm of her other, though she still winked to Joyce, lest her gesture look too threatening.

[Joyce_Hilda]

"I'm completely okay with that, trainer. Also, no worries about me looking scared, I'm not, believe me, I may just be hesitating because my moves against a bigger opponent didn't become fully natural... yet. Still, don't worry about me. As long as you don't hit me too hard and end up injurying me, I can keep this for a long time. Honestly, I'm kinda enjoying it at all" Joyce wanted to chill out Astrid, as she assumed a luchadora-like, hopping stance.

[CaptainL]

"Very well!" Astrid could see that Joyce wasn't going to budge, and she wasn't going to balk at that. Any experience she could get would surely help her, and even if she was hesitant to go up against heavyweights, Astrid could concede it was better for the brunette to work that out now, in the gym, than when she was faced with such an opponent in the middle of the ring. Joyce said as much - perhaps she merely needed more time in order to get used to such situations. In that case, Astrid was happy to provide it!

"Well, in that case, we may as well keep it up, yeah? Perhaps by the end of this, you'll start feeling a little more confident. And then, I'm sure you'll be unstoppable!" She flashed Joyce a grin as she too got into a stance, balling a fist with one hand and pounding it against the palm of the other before she worked out the kinks in the joints. That grin only grew wider when Joyce told her she was enjoying it! "That's good! That's the key to success with everything, really - if you can enjoy what you're doing, it comes naturally!"

But if Joyce wanted a fight, Astrid was happy to give that to her! Keeping her attention focused on the girl as she hopped from side to side, Astrid attempted to pinpoint the right moment to strike. Then, suddenly, she broke out into a charge, hurtling toward Joyce with her shoulder pointed forward to try and ram into her with a shoulder charge as soon as she was lined up properly! Hopefully, the Young Lioness would be quick enough on her footwork to get out of the way!

[Joyce_Hilda]

Joyce wasn't dumb. She knew trying to stop such a locomotive like Astrid with her smaller size and weaker strength would be a pointless suicide. Joyce just sidestepped, letting Astrid pass by like a raging bull, and hit on the ropes or the turnbuckle. Once Astrid hit one of these, and lose her momentum, Joyce would run after Astrid and land a dropkick on her.

[CaptainL]

Once again, Astrid was coming out of the gate swinging. She knew that if Joyce was up against a larger and more powerful opponent, they wouldn't hold back, and she wanted the girl to be prepared, should she ever be confronted with such a situation. She just hoped that the sight of a woman considerably larger than Joyce herself wasn't going to cause her to freeze up in fear - but this time, Joyce managed to get her bearings, and she stepped off to the side, letting Astrid crash into the ropes!

The Norsewoman let out a groan, staggered by the collision she made with the cables. They sent her stumbling backward in a daze, her footsteps staggering and her teeth clenched into a grimace as the world around her spun. She bent at the knees and clutched at her head, trying to keep herself steady. While Astrid was dizzied, Joyce seized on the opportunity to even the score - and she came charging back at Astrid, jumping off the mat to kick her feet out into the Norsewoman's back!

Already off balance from running into the ropes, Astrid's footing gave out from under her, and she fell to her knee, gasping and groaning. It was only by her holding her hand against the mat that she was able to steady herself. But when she did, she brushed a lock of hair back from her face to look back over her shoulder, and as her eyes met Joyce's, she broke into a smile. The moment she'd been hoping for had finally come.

"You see?" Astrid said. "That's a perfect example! You were able to use my momentum against me in sending me into the ropes, so that you could make up for the difference in size. That's how you want to approach your opponents - figuring out what advantages are available to you, so that their size doesn't matter! A pure contest of strength won't work, so you have to get creative!"

Then, Astrid cracked her knuckles, pushing herself back up and turning to face Joyce. "Now, let's see if you can pull it off again..." Leaning in closer to the brunette, she attempted to reach out to grab her. Joyce had already impressed her a moment ago, so she was curious to see how she'd respond this time.

[Joyce_Hilda]

Joyce got grabbed by Astrid's sudden move. It took her a bit out of surprise, so she could only do two things: One, pull her arm back and try to free it. Two, deliver a backhand chop at Astrid's wrist, to make her open her hand and release her grip. If these moves didn't work, Astrid would be able to continue whatever move she had in mind.

[CaptainL]

At this point, Astrid was attempting to test Joyce's reflexes, and how well she would be able to respond to an opponent on the fly. She had already demonstrated how she could make use of an opponent's momentum when they were about to slam into her with a clothesline; now, she wanted to see what Joyce would do if she found herself open for a grapple. Joyce wasn't quick enough to avoid being grabbed altogether, but she was still hoping to counter whatever advantage Astrid had on her when they moved into close quarters. Astrid watched every move she made carefully, watching to see how she would approach such a situation. And she watched as Joyce pulled back her arm, trying to wrest it from the Norsewoman's grasp. Astrid's fingers squeezed tighter around Joyce's arm, holding on tighter. Her strength was too great for Joyce to counter on her own - but then, the brunette already had the means to even the odds, and she struck at Astrid with a chop across the wrist!

"Gah-!" Recoiling from the blow, Astrid eased up on her grip for just a few seconds, which proved to be just enough time for Joyce to yank her arm free. She rubbed at her wrist to try and dull the pain, catching her breath - but it wasn't long before she looked back at Joyce, nodding her head to her.

"Nicely done," she said. "You knew you couldn't beat me in a contest of strength alone, so you know well enough to target my wrist to give yourself more of a chance. However...you're still in close range, and now there's nothing stopping me from striking back!" With a smirk on her face, no sooner had the words left her mouth, Astrid went to swing a chop of her own, this one aimed at Joyce's chest while the girl was still in range!

[Joyce_Hilda]

Joyce was foccused on what Astrid was saying and didn't react quickly enough to avoid the Backhand Chop, that hit square on her breasts, making them bounce a bit. Joyce hissed, letting a thin trail of saliva escape and run down her mouth. She wouldn't admit this to Astrid even under torture, but such blow made her aroused. On her mind, the phrase "Harder, mommy!" was echoing repeatedly at a crazy speed.

More due to that "erogen cascade" over Joyce, rather than the strenght of the blow, Joyce's stance ended up broken, and she staggered a bit. Her body language looked, well... hot, to say the least. If Astrid wanted to connect another move, like a slam, a powerbomb, or whatever, this would be the perfect time.

[CaptainL]

Now Astrid had gotten a chance to see what Joyce was really capable of when she had her head in the game. She was impressed with the potential she saw in the girl, and she was looking forward to seeing what else she could spur out of her if she kept on the pressure. With how focused Joyce had been before, and with how she had been able to counter Astrid's moves, the Norsewoman was sure that if she saw a chop like this coming - even a fast one - she would be able to transition into a move that took advantage of the momentum and turned it to her own purposes. But that...wasn't what happened.

Astrid's blow struck, and Joyce seemed to be stunned, halting in place and stumbling as she panted for breath. The champion stopped, blinking a few times. It didn't seem like Joyce to be so winded from a single blow, and she didn't think she'd hit her that hard. While she'd been impressed with Joyce's stamina and her willingness to keep on fighting, she was starting to worry that she might hurt her if this kept up, if she was in this state. "Erm...are you okay..?" she began. She took a pause for a moment, but got no response. Nevertheless, Astrid huffed and shrugged her shoulders. Perhaps the second time was the charm - if Joyce hadn't been motivated to fight back from the chop coming her way, perhaps what came next would shake her to her senses.

"You know..." Astrid continued, "even if you've taken a hit, it's not a good idea to just stand around like that. You're giving your opponents a perfect opportunity to strike, and that's especially dangerous when you're hurt. For example...I can do this!" To illustrate her lesson, Astrid would indeed go for a powerbomb, feeling it was a move with enough setup to give Joyce the time to respond. She stepped closer to ram her knee into the girl's midsection, trying to double her over; if that worked, she would grab her head in between her muscular thighs and bend over to try and hook her legs in order to flip her up to her shoulders. She was hoping that at some point during this, Joyce would get the idea. Little did she know, there were other things on her mind...

[Joyce_Hilda]

"AAAAHHH..." Joyce released a sound that was a mix of a scream of pain with a moan of pleasure. Bending on herself, she felt her head being trapped between Astrid's muscular legs. On her currently position, her ass was pointing up, which could give a beautiful vision, depending of the angle. She wanted Astrid to notice her perfect brazilian ass, so she staggered on her legs, with the excuse of struggling, just to shake her butt a bit. This didn't last long as Astrig hugged her waist with her muscular arms, pointing her sitting on her own shoulders. While up there, Joyce wrapped her legs around Astrid's head, which ended up pressing her crotch on her trainer's face. Such thing made Joyce even more aroused, along with the expectation of being ragdolled by such gorgeous amazon.